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The Nachering of Nepal

The Nachering of Nepal, numbering approximately 4,700 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Kiranti Rai people indigenous to the Himalayan foothills of northeastern Khotang, particularly the Rawakhola area, with a distinct identity closely related to the Kulung. They mostly adhere to Animism and Nachering is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Nachering

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: Nepal
People Cluster: Tibetan
Primary Language(s): Nachering (ncd)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 4,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006263
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

99%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Nachering
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

71%
%
Nachiring Speakers

Media Resources in Nachering:

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Bible Resources in Nachering:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Nachering are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Nachering:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Nachering of Nepal

And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, with which he commanded you."
read1 Samuel 13:13a

Pray that those who are walking in disobedience will recognize their sin and to turn to God.

...I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
readPsalm 13:5

Ask God to bring many to trust in His unfailing love and cause their hearts to rejoice in His salvation.

We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds.
readPsalm 75:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will give thanks to the Lord for His wondrous works and declare His goodness to all people.

There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.
readMark 7:15

Pray for Christians to take any opportunity to share the hope of Jesus with lost people here, praying they will be wise like Jesus as they share the truth about what can defile people and what can make them clean.

Nachering Across Countries (ROP3 - 106997) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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1 people group

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Nachering PG006263 Nachering Nepal 4,700 Engaged yet Unreached Nachering Animism

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